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Bermondsey 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bermondsey, Metropolitan Borough of]
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TABLE IX— FOOD AND DRUGS.
| Articles submitted for Analysis. | Total Samples Taken. | Number Genuine | Number Adulterated. | Percentages of Articles Adulterated. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Jelly | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Beef Brawn | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Beef Fat | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Beef Suet (Ariston) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Black Currant Jam | 4 | 3 | 1 | 25 0 |
| Black Currant, anil Apple Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Blackberry and Apple Jam | 1 | — | 1 | 100.0 |
| Butter | 108 | 104 | 4 | 3.7 |
| Cane Syrup | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Camphorated Oil | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Cheese | 6 | 6 | — | — |
| Coarse Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cocoa | 26 | 26 | — | — |
| Coffee | 7 | 7 | — | — |
| Cod Liver Oil | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Condensed Milk | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Custard Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dripping | 86 | 78 | 8 | 9.3 |
| Damson Jam | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Damson and Apple Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Epsom Salts | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Fine Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | — | —. |
| Fish Paste | 2 | — | — | |
| Flour | 4 | 4 | — | — |
| Frying Fat | 2 | — | — | |
| Gooseberry Jam | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Greengage Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ground Ginger | 2 | — | — | |
| Honey Sugar | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lard | 16 | 16 | — | — |
| Lemonade Crystals | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lemonade Powder | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Lucca Oil | 1 | 1 | — | 50.0 |
| Maize Semolina | 2 | 1 | 1 | 60.0 |
| Malt Vinegar | 28 | 25 | 3 | 10.7 |
| Margarine | 73 | 72 | 1 | 1.3 |
| Milk (Skimmed) | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Milk | 484 | 377 | 107 | 22.1 |
| Makacake | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Medium Oatmeal | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Mustard | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.2 |
| Nut Lard | 2 | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
| Oatmeal Stout | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Peach Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Pepper | 42 | 41 | 1 | 2.3 |
| Plum Jam | 8 | 8 | — | — |
| Plum and Apple Jam | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Prepared Groats | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Raspberry Jam | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16.2 |
| Raspberry and Gooseberry Jam | l | 1 | — | — |
| Red Plum Jam | 5 | 1 | — | — |
| Rice | 5 | 5 | — | — |
| Salmon and Shrimp Paste | 2 | — | — | |
| Sausage | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sausage Meat | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Self Raising Flour | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14.2 |
| Shredded Suet | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Soda Salicylate | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Strawberry Jam | 1 | — | 1 | 100.0 |
| Sugarline | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sypgar | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tapioca | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tea-sweetener | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tea-ola | 1 | — | 1 | 1000 |
| Tea tablets | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vi. Cocoa | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Vinegar | 85 | 70 | 9 | 10.5 |
| White Pepper | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| 1070 | 928 | 142 | 13.2 |